
Stephen Root
Known for Acting · 260 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-17 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Steve Root
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).
Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave (1993), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018).
His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991) and Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
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Known For
TV Shows (136)

The Simpsons
1989
as Bildorf (voice)

Family Guy
1999
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice) / Priest (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Michael Kirkwood

American Dad!
2005
as Dick (voice) / Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)

24
2001
as Bill Prady

Rick and Morty
2013
as Gromflomite General (voice)

Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Lager

Fargo
2014
as Burt Canton

The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Murphy Wicks

Frasier
1993
as Harbin

Fringe
2008
as Raymond

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Captain K'Vada

The West Wing
1999
as Bob Mayer

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Lynn Boyle

Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as John Pratt

Bob's Burgers
2011
as Jackson (voice)

Widow's Bay
2026
as Wyck

King of the Hill
1997
as Bill Dauterive (voice)

Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Floyd (voice)

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Jampft (voice)

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Charlie Lane

Adventure Time
2010
as Martin (voice)

Young Justice
2010
as Jack Haly (voice)

The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Dan

Boston Legal
2004
as Ethan Melman

BoJack Horseman
2014
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)

True Blood
2008
as Eddie

Night Court
1984
as Spirit of Death / Mr. Willard

Quantum Leap
1989
as John Tremaine Jr.

Californication
2007
as Ricardo Collini

Chicago Hope
1994
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient

The Legend of Korra
2012
as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice) / Gommu (voice)

Succession
2018
as Ron Petkus

L.A. Law
1986
as Brandon McCafferty / Ferret

Gravity Falls
2012
as Bud Gleeful (voice) / Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)

Justified
2010
as Mike Reardon

Home Improvement
1991
as Exterminator

Resident Alien
2021
as Ed Vanderspeigle

Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Gaston Means

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Brian (voice)

Veep
2012
as Judge Walsh

The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Hawthorne Abendsen

Kim Possible
2002
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Chester Yapsby (voice) / Texan (voice) / Mr. Nevius (voice) / Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Memphis (voice)

Summer Camp Island
2018
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) / Stuart (voice) / Prime Monister (voice)

Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999

Party of Five
1994
as Football Coach

Raising Hope
2010
as Cap Collins

We Baby Bears
2022
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice) / Zach / Bread Monster (voice) / Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Martin Mertens (voice)

Solar Opposites
2020
as Train Store Owner (voice)

The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Professor Anders (voice)

Masters of Sex
2013
as Harvey Toplin

DuckTales
2017
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Brian

Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Gene Jakobowski (voice)

Northern Exposure
1990
as Brother Timothy

Barry
2018
as Monroe Fuches

According to Jim
2001
as Al Crannis

The Newsroom
2012
as General Stomtonovich

Profiler
1996
as Houston Plant Manager
Movies (124)

The Wrecking Crew
2026
as Detective Rennert

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
as Chet

Finding Nemo
2003
as Bubbles (voice)

Ice Age
2002
as Rhino / Start (voice)

No Country for Old Men
2007
as Man Who Hires Wells

Get Out
2017
as Jim Hudson

Playdate
2025
as Gordon

Rango
2011
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Aardvark Dad (voice)

Idiocracy
2006
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)

Ghost
1990
as Police Sgt.

Heads of State
2025
as Arthur Hammond

Finding Dory
2016
as Bubbles (voice)

Dog Man
2025
as Grampa (voice)

Office Space
1999
as Milton Waddams

Bicentennial Man
1999
as Dennis Mansky

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Radio Station Man

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Gordon

The Lone Ranger
2013
as Habberman

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

The Empty Man
2020
as Arthur Parsons

Life of the Party
2018
as Mike Cook

Black Rain
1989
as Berg

Just Friends
2005
as KC

Bombshell
2019
as Neil Mullin

Spectral
2016
as Dr. Mindala

Unthinkable
2010
as Charles Thompson

RoboCop 3
1993
as Coontz

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Porter

Jersey Girl
2004
as Greenie

Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Principal Doppler

The Fox and the Hound 2
2006
as Talent Scout (voice)

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Burt

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Todd

Crocodile Dundee II
1988
as DEA Agent (Toilet)

The Ladykillers
2004
as Fernand Gudge

Selma
2014
as Col. Al Lingo

Dave
1993
as Don Durenberger

Mad Money
2008
as Glover

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Cockmando (voice)

Queenpins
2021
as Agent Flannigan

Trumbo
2015
as Hymie King

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Gary Murray

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)

The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Gus Lacey

J. Edgar
2011
as Arthur Koehler

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010
as Burt (voice)

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)

Red State
2011
as Sherrif Wynan

The Company You Keep
2012
as Billy Cusimano

Big Miracle
2012
as Governor Haskell

On the Basis of Sex
2018
as Professor Brown

Batman: Year One
2011
as Brendon (voice)

Sweetwater
2013
as Hugh

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)

The Conspirator
2011
as John Lloyd

Surviving Christmas
2004
as Dr. Freeman

Superman: Unbound
2013
as Zor-El (voice)

Leatherheads
2008
as Suds

Imagine That
2009
as Fred Franklin

Uncle Frank
2020
as Daddy Mac

Seberg
2019
as Walt Breckman

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Vince Masters

Monkey Shines
1988
as Dean Burbage

Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self

The Soloist
2009
as Curt Reynolds

The Country Bears
2002
as Zeb (voice)

Over Her Dead Body
2008
as Sculptor

Four Good Days
2021
as Chris

Everything Must Go
2011
as Elliot

Cedar Rapids
2011
as Bill Krogstad

All the Way
2016
as J. Edgar Hoover

Grind
2003
as Cameron

Three Christs
2017
as Dr. Rogers

Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as RKO Guard

Paint
2023
as Tony

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009
as Turtle (voice)

Stanley & Iris
1990
as Mr. Hentley

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992
as Kevin McDonald

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
as Uncle Henry (voice)

To Leslie
2022
as Dutch

Happily
2021
as Goodman

Bye Bye Love
1995
as Awakened Neighbor

Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Sheriff Brock

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gerald Adams

V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Mickey

I Know That Voice
2014
as Self

Bed & Breakfast
1991
as Randolph

Cook-Off!
2017
as Morty Van Rookle

Son of Morning
2011
as Senator Larder

Night of the Scarecrow
1995
as Frank

Bad Milo!
2013
as Roger

Home
2021
as Father Browning

Class of '61
1993
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

Bob Funk
2009
as Steve

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as Jaan Laaman

O.W.C.A. Files
2015
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)

The Monster Hunter
1999
as Mr. Crenshaw

Miles
2017
as Ron Walton

Golden Years
1991
as Major Moreland

The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Big Ducky (voice)

Tripping the Rift: The Movie
2008
as Chode (voice)

Infinity Baby
2017
as Fenton

The Lottery
1996
as Graham Dunbar

Extreme Justice
1993
as Max Alvarez

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993
as Dr. Kirby

Lousy Carter
2024
as Analyst
Unbearable Christmas

The Arrangement
2013
as Avery Boomer

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
as Kevin McDonald

7 Chinese Brothers
2015
as George

13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self

October

The Road to Galveston
1996
as Ed Kirkman

Looking for the Jackalope
2016
as The Jackalope (voice)

Gut Feeling
1999
as Kane Cohen

Gretchen
2006
as Herb

steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Feels So Good
2013
as Nick Celisco
Glock
2009
as Remington
About Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles includ… With 260 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Stephen Root has appeared in 124 films and 136 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stephen Root Movies
- The Wrecking Crew (2026) — as Detective Rennert
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) — as Chet
- Finding Nemo (2003) — as Bubbles (voice)
- Ice Age (2002) — as Rhino / Start (voice)
- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Man Who Hires Wells
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